As you read, look at how the bubbles are laid out. More than choosing a font or designing dialogue bubbles, placement of the text in a comic book is extremely crucial. Reading will help you see what has already been done and lay the foundation for what you can do.Ģ) Learn how the bubbles guide the eye. Comic books are a pretty forgiving medium and allow for a lot of experimentation. The following are suggestion to get your started.ġ) Being exposed to a variety of lettering styles is important before going in and forming your own style-you need to know how others letter. There is so much to learn by looking at others’ work before creating your own. It’s the source material that will fuel your creativity and help provide you with examples of the possibilities comic book lettering can bring to a story. Consider it research, a history lesson, or a textbook. The first step in learning how to letter a comic book is to buy and read a comic book.
Lavishly illustrated by examples drawn from Comicraft's ten years as America's premier comic book lettering studio, this manual is an essential tool for comic book creators everywhere.For $2.99 you can buy the most helpful manual that will teach you almost everything you need to know about lettering-comic books. From font design to balloon placement, sound effects, signage, title page and publication design, the creators of The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts cover every conceivable aspect of comic book lettering. Step by Step, Comic Book Lettering the Comicraft Way guides readers through the process of lettering a comic strip digitally.
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